Literary Techniques In 'Sonata For Harp And Bicycle'

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1.
Give two examples of each of the following elements of fiction and nonfiction from the texts you’ve read in Units 1, 2, and 3.
Characters:
Example of character would be Jason and Miss Golden.
Example of characters would be Eugene and the narrator
Plot:
1) Jason went to find out about the mystery of grimes buildings. Then he tries to find out from miss Golden but he couldn't, but he couldn't. He offers to invite her to coffee but then he returns to the buildings and destroy the curse. Sonata for Harp and Bicycle by Joan Aiken.
2) The narrator came from a Puerto Rican family and she would look at a two story home that jews used to live in but one they another family moved there and that was Eugene’s. Which the narrator fell in love with
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Also when she describe Eugene's mom “face of a doll” which is exaggerating but it makes the reader imagine the perfection in that lady and get more interested in the story. In my opinion the use of hyperbole is very interesting in a story and it's something that is very wroth using to make it more interesting.

3.
Cite examples from the texts you’ve read in Units 1, 2, and 3 to briefly explain the answers to the Big Questions. A. Unit 1: Can truth change? Yes truth can change as In the story Sonata for Harp and Bicycle the curse that was places was destroyed by Jason and the fact that Miss Golden didn't want to tell Jason anything changed in the end.

B. Unit 2: Is conflict necessary? It’s not necessary but it does help for example in the story American History the conflict of Eugene’s mother not wanting the narrator to study or get close to Eugene created a different road on the story and made it more interesting because it wasn’t announce at the beginning of the

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